California Leads Solar Efforts
Warren E. Buffet’s company Berkshire Hathaway Energy Renewables’ subsidiary, BHE Solar-owned Solar Star, a solar power plant, became operational in June of this year. It is currently […]
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Biomimicry Applications
This inspiring list of stellar applications of biomimicry to medicine, transportation and exploration, pollution control, and energy, is good to keep in your back pocket when […]
Continue reading »Employing only the Unemployable
This post is in the category of super refreshing, similar to my posts about gardening and dog training programs in prisons. Sun Cedar is a […]
Continue reading »Inmates Raise Puppies for Blind
Since my experiences with learning nonviolent communication in the SF County Jail, I’ve become more sensitized to the jail and prison system and have been […]
Continue reading »Beyond Design Thinking: Liberating Structures
I recently encountered a website that piqued my interest. The homepage, Introduction to Liberating Structures (LS), inspired me to think about what I always think about – meaningful […]
Continue reading »ECOCAPSULE: Take Home Anywhere
Ecocapsule is a revolution in living. Essentially, it is a wind and solar-powered micro home that you can cart around. Gizmodo provides an in-depth look […]
Continue reading »Emotions Linked to Environmental Behavior
My colleague and former classmate Nik Sawe recently gave an excellent TEDx talk on his pioneering neuroeconomics research. Using fMRIs or brain imaging, Nik studies the […]
Continue reading »Business as Usual = Catastrophic Food Shortages
A scientific model developed by the Anglia Ruskin University indicates that without substantial change in behavior and (climate) policy, the world will suffer drastic food shortages […]
Continue reading »Starfish Eject Microchips
I imagine it’s very uncomfortable to have a foreign body injected into you. Wouldn’t it be nice if you could maneuver the darned thing without […]
Continue reading »NASA: The World in 2100
A new image from NASA, based on the best available data, shows that Africa is going to be cooking, and, interestingly, the Pacific Northwest will […]
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